The Nation: No Longer Thone Deaf

"There once was a Congressman named Thone/ Whose last name rhymed
with phone/ But he felt slightly forlorn/ When called Thane, Stone or
Thorn/ Thus, the 'Congressional Pronunciation Guide' was born."
The fractured versifier is Republican Representative Charles Thone of
Nebraska, who has just issued a third edition of his phonetic
congressional directory. The six-page booklet was first suggested to
Thone by a Nebraska radio announcer who was troubled by the frequent
mispronunciation of political names over the air. Thone sent a
questionnaire to every member of Congress, followed up with phone
calls, and in 1971 issued his first pronunciation guide....